Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev watch the Victory Parade on Moscow's Red Square. Russia celebrates the 67th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany on May 9. REUTERS/Vladimir Rodionov/RIA Novosti/Pool
Putin's Russia Won't Achieve Super Power Status -- Scheherazade Rehman, US News & World Report
While Mother Nature (super-storm hurricane Sandy) was causing destruction throughout the north-eastern seaboard of the United States on Monday, across on the other side of the world Russians were remembering a man-made destruction. Over a period of two years (1937-38), approximately 1.7 million people were arrested and sent to gulags, and of which more than 750,000 were executed under Joseph Stalin's brutal crackdown. Why is this Remembrance Day particularly poignant for the Russians this year? In all likelihood Russian efforts to regain superpower status is going to be associated with increased state repression. (This is the third of a series of articles on potential superpowers.)
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My Comment: I concur with this analysis .... Russia will remain Russia (i.e. nothing will change).
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